Gibb COPO Nova Found

[COPO140]

Originally Posted by GMC_Typhoon

Restoring it to the original Harrell specs? It was a beautiful beast brand new.

Great question! I asked the original owner his opinion on this as I was really on the fence. Him and I agreed that it should probably be restored to the specs when he purchased the car new.

[COPO140]

Originally Posted by luzl78

Aluminum heads on that big block? Wonder if he put the heads on the original 427?

Yes, another great question. According to the original owner, he added the aluminum heads to the original engine in 1971. The pic of the engine is when the car was just being rebuilt for full time race duty.

[COPO140]

Originally Posted by copo-2

Notice the deep oil pan!

Thank you for pointing that out Ray, I had not noticed that.

[luzl78]

That pan was close to the ground, although looking at the car in race trim the front end was pretty high.

[RALLY]

Originally Posted by copo-2

Notice the deep oil pan!

Yes those 6 quart oil pans were available over the counter at Chevy dealerships. I owned 3 of those and one pan i had everything, original windage tray with correct factory studs and oil pump stud, factory oil pump. Cant wait to see the restoration pics.